BLOODSHOT, UNMYTHABLE, AMATEUR GIRL and More Set for St. James Studio This Winter

The theatre in the St. James Studio has announced its Winter 2013-14 events. Details below!

Lunchtime Theatre

A CHRISTMAS CAROL by Charles Dickens, adapted by Butterfly

Monday 9 - Friday 20 December at 12pm & 1pm

£8 in advance /£10 on the door

Christmas is here! Everybody's merry, apart from Scrooge. Buried in his office and behind his ledgers - money and meanness are his only companions. Ghosts of the past, present and future fill his office and his heart with love and laughter and show him there is always more to life than penny pinching and Bah Humbug!

Escape your office at lunchtime for some of Butterfly Productions' brand of seasonal cheer get into the Christmas spirit and enter the magical world of Charles Dickens' much loved A Christmas Carol!

PLAYWRITING WORKSHOP: INSPIRED BY MUSIC

Saturday 14 December at 10am

£30/ £35

Give playwriting a go with our morning workshops at the St. James Theatre. Award winning playwright and tutor Phil Setren of London New Play Festival, makes it easy for you to create a character... a story... a way to bring your unique life experience to the stage

This workshop shows you how music can inspire vivid settings, characters, plots and atmospheres. Participants learn a series of writing exercises and come away with the beginnings of their own short play.

BLOODSHOT by Douglas Post

Friday 3 - Saturday 25 January at 7.45pm, matinees at 3pm

£17.50/£22.50

SAS Productions present Simon Slater in Bloodshot by Douglas Post, directed by Patrick Sandford.

1957, London. Derek is a skilled photographer, very down on his luck. A mysterious envelope drops through the letter box of his cold bedsit - a stranger asking him to take secret pictures of an elegant young woman as she walks in Holland Park... The reward is handsome.

But the irresistible assignment takes a sudden, shocking turn. Entangled, and compelled to understand, Derek's is led to a seedy Soho night-life populated by dubious characters. What do the Irish comedian, Russian conjuror, and American saxophone player have to do with the shooting? Derek finds his whole outlook on life is challenged by what he discovers.

AN IDEAL HUSBAND

Monday 27 - 31 January at 1pm

£8 in advance /£10 on the door

A beautiful, blackmailing widow and a handsome, charming old flame collide with corrupt politicians. In a grey world is it possible to be whiter than white?

Secrets, lies, sex and scandal fuel Oscar Wilde's witty classic social satire.

Lunchtime Theatre

UNMYTHABLE

Monday 3 - Friday 7 February at 1pm £8 in advance /£10 on the door

Thursday 6 February at 8pm £15

One show.

Three actors.

ALL the Greek myths.

Heroes, monsters and randy gods go head-to-head in a hilarious and unforgettable journey through the greatest stories ever told.

An anarchic blend of comedy, cross-dressing, stories and songs, UNMYTHABLE returns to the UK after a sell-out European tour and an award-winning run at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Prepare to be a legend.

WINNER - Three Weeks Editors' Award Edinburgh 2012

Lunchtime Theatre

GOLDEN HOUR

Monday 10 - Friday 14 February at 1pm

£8 in advance/£10 on the door

The Day: Valentine's Day. The Weapon: Champagne. The Crime: Murder!

"Surprise, darling!" It's Valentine's Day and a perfect day for homicide. What better weapon than a full bottle of Moet's best?

This riveting new play is a funny, erotic and ultimately moving portrait of a woman's unconventional response to love, sex and '50s Britain.

PLAYWRITING WORKSHOP: LOVE, LOVERS & LOVE STORIES

Saturday 15 February at 10am

£30/ £35

Give playwriting a go with our morning workshops at the St. James Theatre. Award winning playwright and tutor Phil Setren of London New Play Festival, makes it easy for you to create a character... a story... a way to bring your unique life experience to the stage

Classic and modern stories of love spark this playwriting workshop, as we explore affairs of the heart, of the head and some below the belt.

AMATEUR GIRL

Monday 17 - Friday 21 February at 8pm

£17.50/ £20

Gary says it's not about glamour no more. Men want girls in their own home, them who look like your neighbour or your best mate's wife. Them who you could have in real life. Amateur girls

From the producers of smash hit show Bones, Fifth Word returns with Amateur Girl by Amanda Whittington. Based on real-life stories, Amateur Girl is a hard-hitting, poignant yet wryly amusing play about the reality behind the fantasy business. Starring Lucy Speed (Eastenders).

The St. James Studio is located at 12 Palace Street, London SW1E 5JA. Box Office: 0844 264 2140. For more information, visit www.stjamestheatre.co.uk, or follow on Facebook: www.facebook.com/stjamesstudio and Twitter: www.twitter.com/st_jamesstudio.

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